RE: [Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question

2011-04-09 Thread Patsy Ruegg
www.ihcrg.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Herrick, James L. (Jim) Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 11:10 AM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question Happy Friday everyone!!

RE: [Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question

2011-04-09 Thread Patsy Ruegg
-Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jay Lundgren Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 1:57 PM To: Herrick, James L. (Jim) Cc: histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question Ummm.

Re: [Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question

2011-04-08 Thread Jay Lundgren
Ummm...yes, the protocol for a Movat's Pentachrome is a mile long. It's got five different stains There is no one step Movat's Pentachrome. As a matter of fact, to me, it's always been shorthand for a pain in the a**. Tech one: "Any special stains today? I need to leave early." Tech two: "Jus

[Histonet] Movat's Pentachrome Question

2011-04-08 Thread Herrick, James L. (Jim)
Happy Friday everyone!! I am trying to find a good Modified Movat's pentachrome stain protocol for plastic embedded iliac arteries and also bone tissue (animal model). Everything I have been able to find so far, is for paraffin embedded tissue and a mile long. There may not be a fix for the length